Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the fertilization and development of offspring in a women's uterus.

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Pregnancy

A condition in which there is too little amniotic fluid in the uterus. Though most times women diagnosed with oligohydramnios continue with a normal pregnancy, it can sometimes be a sign of foetal ...

Restless leg syndrome (RLS)

Parenting; Pregnancy

A condition that affects one in four pregnant women. Symptoms include a feeling of restlessness, creeping, crawling, and tingling in the legs or feet that keeps the rest of the body from settling ...

Miscarriage

Parenting; Pregnancy

The spontaneous and involuntary loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks, estimated to occur in 15 to 20 percent of all pregnancies. Most miscarriages occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and many ...

Multiple pregnancy

Parenting; Pregnancy

When a woman has more than one foetus in the womb, as in the case of twins, triplets, or other higher order multiples.

Stillborn

Parenting; Pregnancy

A baby showing no signs of life at birth.

Venus thrombosis

Parenting; Pregnancy

A blood clot that develops in a vein, usually in a leg. Pregnant women are more susceptible to clots during pregnancy and postpartum.

Membranes

Parenting; Pregnancy

The sac that surrounds the baby in the uterus and contains amniotic fluid in which the baby floats. Also called the bag of waters or amniotic sac, the membranes will rupture naturally or be ruptured ...